C#5 All day long A5 I felt like C#5 A5 G#5 Smashing my head through a clear glass window C#5 But instead A5 I went out C#5 A5 G#5 And smashed up a phone booth around the corner C# C# F# I never had the chance to choose my own parents C# G# I never knew why I should be stuck with mine C# Bb Mommy's always trying not to eat G# C# And Daddy's always smelling like he's pickled in booze C# C# F I never had the chance to choose my own name F# D# I never knew why I should be stuck with mine C# Bb Mommy's always talking about family pride G# C# And Daddy's always hiding from his weekend bride C#5 All day long A5 I felt like C#5 A5 G#5 Smashing my head through a clear glass window C#5 But instead A5 I went out C#5 A5 G#5 And smashed up a station wagon around the corner C# C# F# I looked in the mirror and told myself C# G# "At least I don't look like them, at least" C# Bb Mommy's like a filmstar in a distorted mirror G# C# Daddy's like a guy who lost his stomach in the war C# F I went to shake hands with the President in Miami F# D# I went to a rock show to see Mick Jagger C# G# Bbm F# You'll never believe it, the surprise of my life D# C# They had paint on their faces just like my Mommy C# G# Am I going crazy, or is it just you, Daddy? Bbm F# Am I going nuts, or is it just you, Mommy? C# G# Bbm F# Am I plain gone, or is it just the world? D# F# C# Daddy, I'd rather have you dead than crazy Bbm F# Trying to talk to them is like eating chicken dinner when you're G# angry Bbm F# Trying to get their love is like watching ice cream melt when G# you're hungry Bbm G# They gave me a watch that's guaranteed not to break F# Bbm G# C# But my Mommy and Daddy broke up last fall C# G# Am I going crazy, or is it just you, Daddy? Bbm F# Am I going nuts, or is it just you, Mommy? C# G# Bbm F# Am I plain gone, or is it just the world? D# F# C# Mommy, I'd rather have you dead than crazy C#5 All day long A5 I felt like C#5 A5 G#5 Smashing my head through a clear glass window C#5 But instead A5 I went out C#5 A5 G#5 And smashed up a church around the corner
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